Aydarken

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Aydarken
Kyrgyz: Айдаркен
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Aydarken is located in Kyrgyzstan
Aydarken
Aydarken
Coordinates: 39°56′24″N 71°19′48″E / 39.94000°N 71.33000°E / 39.94000; 71.33000Coordinates: 39°56′24″N 71°19′48″E / 39.94000°N 71.33000°E / 39.94000; 71.33000
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionBatken
DistrictKadamjay
Founded1941
Elevation
2,000 m (7,000 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total12,031

Aydarken (Kyrgyz: Айдаркен, romanized: Aydarken; Russian: Хайдаркен, romanized: Khaydarken[2] or more recently Айдаркен) is a city[3] in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Kadamjay District.[4] The population of Aydarken amounted to 12,031 in 2021.[1] Aydarken is situated at about 2,000 m elevation, on the northern slopes of the Alay Range.[2]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
197010,385—    
197911,002+0.64%
198911,115+0.10%
19999,148−1.93%
200910,331+1.22%
202112,031+1.28%
Note: resident population; Sources:[5][1]

Aydarken Mercury Plant (KMP)[]

The Aydarken Mercury Plant (KMP) was the third largest producer of primary mercury in 2005. The ore reserves exploited are located in or near Aydarken.[6] The Minamata Convention on Mercury includes provisions which will eliminate primary mercury mining.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Хайдаркен in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
  3. ^ Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city
  4. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 42–46.
  5. ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 200.
  6. ^ "Primary Mercury Mining: Historical and Current Trends" (PDF). EPA.gov. EPA. July 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015. In 2005, KMP produced between 304 m.t./yr and 600 m.t./yr mercury
  7. ^ "Kyrgyz Primary Mercury Mine Project"
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